Lessons from Senegal

FOREWORD

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

SUMMARY

I. INTRODUCTION

II. OVERVIEW OF SENEGAL

Trends in the agricultural sector

Policies for the advancement of women

From IWD to GAD

Gender and natural resource management planning

III. OUTLINE OF PREVINOBA

IV. IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVINOBA

Methodology

Main results

V. LESSONS FROM THE PREVINOBA EXPERIENCE

The PREVINOBA gateway

The participatory approach and tools

Capacity improvement

Gender information

Links/Interrelationships

Institutional aspects

VI. CONCLUSION

ANNEXES

Annex 1: Technical Data

Annex 2: Administrative and demographic information of the Previnoba zone

Annex 3: A woman's Senegal: figures from the Women's Action Plan (1997-2001)

Annex 4: Examples of participatory tools used

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